Corrosion of Conformity, a heavy metal band based in North Carolina, are expecting to release their tenth studio album No Cross No Crown on January 12th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. With the original trio and vocalist Pepper Keenan back together, the band has released their first single and animated video named “Wolf Named Crow.” No Cross No Crown will be the first album with all four of the original members from their fantastic run in the 90’s, with the two previous studio records missing lead singer Pepper Keenan. “‘Wolf Named Crow’ started with a couple of riffs Pepper was sitting on for a while,” explained bassist Mike Dean in a press release. “We learned those and collectively came up with a bridge on the spot and it fell together naturally. It reminds me of a new take on Wiseblood-era COC and Reed played some very original, yet very Bill Ward inspired fills. It’s easily my favorite track on this record.”

The video for “Wolf Named Crow” (above), features an animated wolf in a mystical forest, as nightmarish scenes of mobs evolves into critiques on capitalism and images of assassination. The build-up to the release of No Cross No Crown is also accompanied by a video blog, which can be found here, as well as tour dates with Black Label Society, which can be found below.

Corrosion of Conformity and Black Label Society Winter 2018 Tour Dates:

12/27 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
12/29 – Sioux City, IA – Anthem at Hard Rock Hotel &Casino*
12/30 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater*
12/31 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s Nightclub*
01/02 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium*
01/03 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues*
01/04 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre*
01/05 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit*
01/07 – Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall*
01/08 – Montreal, QC – M Telus*
01/09 – Toronto, ON – Rebel*
01/10 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live*
01/12 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom*
01/13 – Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory*
01/14 – Austin, TX – Emo’s*
01/15 – Houston, TX – House of Blues*
01/17 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues*
01/18 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works*
01/19 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s*
01/20 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage*
01/26 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live^
01/27 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues^
01/28 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz^
01/29 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring^
01/31 – New York, NY – PlayStation Theater^
02/01 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium^
02/02 – Portland, ME – Aura^
02/03 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory^
02/05 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom^
02/06 – Akron, OH – The Goodyear Theater at East End^
02/07 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE^
02/08 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom Club Stage^
02/09 – St. Paul, MN – Myth Live^
02/11 – Saskatoon, SK – O’Brians Event Centre*
02/12 – Edmonton, AB – The Ranch Roadhouse*
02/14 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom*
02/16 – Grande Prairie, AB – Bowes Event Center at Revolution Place*
02/17 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall*
02/19 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo*
02/20 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater*
02/21 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades*
02/23 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues*
02/24 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee*
02/25 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater*
02/27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre*

* w/ Eyehategod
^ w/ Red Fang

Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat